New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-08
OPERATIONS or THE INTERSTATE LAW.

APPROVING 1fIE kfltFf OF SOU hfNN INVADE Inn
COMMISSION ANp IMMIGRANT SITUATION.
with few exceptions the railroad world received with
satisfaction the acn Of the Interstate Commissioners IN
aviny for NINETY DAYS the Southern raroa from the
oper,tons OF the long and short haul Dispatches re-
porie tina. the Pennsylvania Railroad was disposed 70
crtcse the granting OF the relief bubthe YORK ihes
considered 20 be the only course possible II endless
confusion not In be precpitaed upon the lines sou
cf the Potomac and east Of the Mississippi Rivers Com
,,..,oner Pink commended the decision OF the Commits
,ou and railway men generally looked uPoni as an ndl
Gallon that the law will not he rgidy executed In way
which would damage Southern interests Agents or
Southern lines here were eated The Commls
.on of coure does commit itself to final decision
in the matter and action may be revoked at any Tine
hut the Southern men do think that body which dis
ay, such at the start will take any sub
step likely cause injury tits notyet known how
th. will affect OF the Western roads which hug the
lakes but Eastern railroad men are NOT now uspsed 10
Use AS precedent for pleading for any exemption IN
their case Tho sparsey settled territory penetrated ny
tie southern lines and the greater ana more n,recS
and ocean coast lines o5v9u'S .aests %
tho Northern trunk lines
Ee,ond the comments made upon the action Of tho
Commission The only other topic OF discussion The
o.sengcr trafion some OF the Western roads snlhed
their eptance Of the regulations for sboshng com
ms,ions established by the trunk lines and their tickets
r.re orr rre, on sale again here The Chicago. Burlng
ton aud Quincy however. has definitely rescinded It's
assent TO The trunk line agreement and instructions were
isnrd 10 turn its tickets To the wall" in the trunk line
Offices This makes only iour systems OF roads OF I'M
nortance which not In harmony with the attitude OF
and Pacific Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Chicago
and Alton ana the Missouri Pacific sys-
fem The agents here OF the recalcitrant
lines stil have no Instructions Tor beginning
The sale OF their tickets which of course they can
m hu which requires the traveller To purchase Two SETS
of through tickets and have his baggage rechecked az
tho end OF trunk line systems. The following roahs
pIsred on the original list have been restored TO good
,sndinr by accepting the trunk line regulaons The
Pacics Atlantic system the Caornia SOUTH
crn The Chicago and Grand Trunk the 81 Paul. Mime
auolis and Omaha: the ST PAU, hnneapons anu Mani-
toba the Illinois central anu tho be'ioi'' WAN"
| and Milwaukee. III, ct, -
The attitude on this question OF the socalled Gould or
Missouri Pacific system causes wonder mere Inc geher'
passenger agent OF one OF the Now YORK hhcs SAIL
do mt why the Missouri Pacific does not en-
a. Mn. offered 10 secure larger revenues
shng commissions Ihe system mas 10 COM
and IL does not therefore
mns he why II takes the stand II docs II
thr Pacific would accept lho pioposeu eio =.
roads. and think III Womb not Do
long before Northwestern roads would ia INTO Inc
meetipg of the greeting roads was TO be held In
Yesterday and the agents here expected II would
result In some dccislVc step W NC an'uSo" "1~' Vi
me minors about the withdrawal of tho Ncw-iork
IN -. ,herc 4. no pool" The Ontario ceased sell
mo tickets through the joint agency at castle Garden
@ r. will he deprived OF the facilities OF the agency II
n ner,,ta this General Passenger Agent ANDERSON
. an informal talk with Passenger Commissioner Pier
s"u and of the other trunk lno 0iicers
dronned in on the Commissioner The ontario
and Western Il Ia believed Is only following the Bati
more aud Ohio and when the atters relations Win the
'nk lines are established the Ontario Will conform 10
them IL ia said by the trunk lines that the Baltimore
anJ Ohio is willing to cooperate with Its neighb0rs. pro-
dferential rate can be agreed upon
The subject viii be taken ut nm early date ana strong
is felt that an agreement will he reached